Patriot's History: George Bush 2 (Chap 22)
Hail to the ChiefWe the People, Billy Ray Cyrus (2000 GWB theme song)
Only in America, Brooks & Dunn (2004 GWB theme song)
I Won't Back Down, Tom Petty
Bach's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Sarah Brightman
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Summary The second Mister Bush advanced free enterprise and military strength. The world would agonize with us on 9/11. Bush, amidst the strife, revealed that terror can't destroy our way of life. Chapter Another Bush, another round of terrorists. It started in 2000, with the freakish twists and turns in voting counts in Florida. Revealed throughout the fray was that Republicans appealed to mainstream US citizens -- the states in blue were mostly urban coastal centers, large but few. As Clinton pardoned criminals, minorities and women (thanks to Bush) had opportunities at last. Quite competent were Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, and Powell. Bush made clear he wouldn't sacrifice our safety, backing SDI. He emphasized the role of business, and supported privatized initiatives and tax cuts. Though the Democrats resisted every move, the Party diplomats agreed to pass the tax cuts. The economy would soon become a minor story -- tragedy occurred on 9/11. From Afghanistan (al Qaeda) came bin Laden, a malicious man determined to destroy America. Said Bush, "We'll kick their asses!" No delay, the fateful push was on, with Bush defiant, thoughtful, resolute, compassionate -- with faith in God the absolute sustainer of our nation, and free enterprise a staunch al Qaeda foe, ensuring the demise of their financial flow. "You're WITH us or AGAINST us," came the Presidential "Doctrine." Nations sensed our righteousness, the War on Terror now began, "Enduring Freedom" crushed the Afghan Taliban (which harbored the al Qaeda leaders), using 'smart' munitions, laser-guided weaponry, the art of western war in full display. And then Iraq, Iran, and North Korea -- targets for attack themselves as evil 'Axis' of the terrorists -- were under watch. Saddam Hussein was first. His trysts with terror suspects, and his weapons -- tools of mass destruction -- placed the tyrant in a special class, and Bush, allowing ample time for his reply to search requests, heard nothing. Once again the sky was filled with spectacles, displays of "shock and awe," precision bombs, a 'technowar' without a flaw, a "coalition of the willing" taking part in putting down the evil as Iraqis start to clamor "Bush Bush Bush!" while tasting liberty. Back home, however, thoughts of the economy prevailed, and whisperings of inappropriate behavior at the prison camps began to split America. But justifying slurs is hard with Gitmo inmates eating better than their guard! |